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New love for the Pocketwrench II

gb Offline Billy Ruffian

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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #180 on: February 18, 2015, 09:41:20 PM
Um, thanks, sort of what I suspected. What vintage would you say these earlier versions are, I thought the packaging had a sort of early-90's vibe (based on nothing more than the line drawing of a car on the back!)?

Anyway, now you've told me that there's no chance I'll be using it.


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #181 on: February 18, 2015, 09:49:38 PM
David is really the king of PW and PWII,  but I would guess the CrV PWII is from the 90's.  Unlikely after 2000.

A NIB one like that wouldn't get used by me.  I'd find one with some wear already.


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #182 on: February 18, 2015, 11:21:07 PM
I'm on it. Thanks for the advice.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #183 on: February 19, 2015, 01:54:04 AM
I'm with Whippy, that NIB one would be put up in my case for good.  I have a Stainless one that I believe I got in a trade here from Mr. Whippy, along with a Vanadium one that I bought some 15 years ago.  Great little tools.


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #184 on: February 19, 2015, 06:44:57 AM
Good score there Billy.   :tu:    I wondered who got that one.   :think:    :D


New group shot     :)

That is such a great collection!  Love it.


Thank you Mr. W.
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #185 on: February 25, 2015, 05:05:17 AM
Just picked up mu PWII and have already put it to good use repairing a few metering pumps.  Not sure how I lived w/o it.


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #186 on: February 25, 2015, 06:21:34 AM
Just picked up mu PWII and have already put it to good use repairing a few metering pumps. Not sure how I lived w/o it.

They are handy ain't they!
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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us Offline Poncho65

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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #187 on: November 12, 2022, 03:51:38 PM
A nice :bump: for this awesome thread!  :woohoo:

I was finally able to track one of these (well 2 actually :whistle: ) and here is a pic of the one I have been carrying :woohoo:



Really love this thing as much as I thought I would and after seeing all the versions, I would love to track down more but as I have been searching for years for these it isn't likely :ahhh :facepalm:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #188 on: November 12, 2022, 04:06:59 PM
 :dd:  Awesome find Poncho.  Congrats
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #189 on: November 12, 2022, 04:13:17 PM
Thanks Aloha :hatsoff: lots of great variations in this thread and I would love to track another one or 3 of them down as well :ahhh

Even the knock off version would be cool to have and I missed out on getting one of those as well :facepalm:

I stupidly kept trying to find an original and kept telling myself I would get the knock off if I couldn't find one, well I never found one until now and by the time I decided to get the fake one it was gone as well :oops:

So, it makes it even sweeter to have one now :woohoo:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #190 on: November 12, 2022, 04:50:35 PM
Congrats Poncho!    :tu:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #191 on: November 12, 2022, 06:05:34 PM
Thanks David :hatsoff: You have been probably the biggest enabler in me wanting one of these over the years :pok: :D

I do thank you for that though ;) :cheers:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #192 on: November 12, 2022, 06:07:13 PM
Also there are a lot of super good links to other PocketWrench threads in this thread 8) :like:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #193 on: November 12, 2022, 06:17:48 PM
Thanks David :hatsoff: You have been probably the biggest enabler in me wanting one of these over the years :pok: :D

I do thank you for that though ;) :cheers:

David is a nice, friendly guy... and an unabashed enabler  :D


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #194 on: November 12, 2022, 07:43:19 PM
A nice :bump: for this awesome thread!  :woohoo:

I was finally able to track one of these (well 2 actually :whistle: ) and here is a pic of the one I have been carrying :woohoo:

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Really love this thing as much as I thought I would and after seeing all the versions, I would love to track down more but as I have been searching for years for these it isn't likely :ahhh :facepalm:

:ahhh    :ahhh    :ahhh    :ahhh    :ahhh
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #195 on: November 12, 2022, 09:19:17 PM
Did you buy all the stock from a store? :D



I've been slowly snagging them off ebay one here one there for around the last year and a half. I'm certain there is a hardware store or two somewhere with old stock gathering dust.    :D

And you were right  :D



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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #196 on: November 12, 2022, 09:28:11 PM
I read that same post this morning and laughed at how true it was myself :rofl: :like: :like:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #197 on: November 12, 2022, 09:41:40 PM
David is a nice, friendly guy... and an unabashed enabler  :D

Thank you, thank you verah much!    :D
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #198 on: November 15, 2022, 02:54:14 PM
In spite of being an older design and long discontinued, the US-made PW II is still one of the best OPMTs out there IMO.  I’ve been carrying one in my wallet for many years.

If anyone is interested, they do pop up on the ‘bay from time to time at generally reasonable prices.


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #199 on: November 15, 2022, 04:07:38 PM
 :iagree:  Even when the Titanium craze hit I stuck with my PW2.  Its got me out of jams and has proven itself time and time again.  I never worry about pushing it as hard as I need to and can since its small.  Just yesterday I was prying a stuck metal rack.  I pushed and pulled and finally it broke loose. 

Leverage is limited given its size but man its one heck of a MT. 
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #200 on: November 15, 2022, 11:34:33 PM
I've been carrying this one for a couple of years.  Picked it up on Ebay for about $15.  I wish I could find some of the others, especially the black one. 
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #201 on: November 15, 2022, 11:38:49 PM
That note book cover  :like:

I would have thought I'd see these PWs at the flea market but I never did.  Maybe one day I too can find a black one. 
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #202 on: November 17, 2022, 11:36:37 PM
Still carrying mine and truly am glad I tracked it down :woohoo: :like:



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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #203 on: November 18, 2022, 03:01:42 PM
I bought mine in 2017 or 2018 used, and I've used the heck out of it. It's rare I don't carry it. I've even worn most of the bluing/black oxide off. The yellow paint was already worn away when I got it. Prybar, alligator wrench, screwdriver, ruler, bit driver--it's done it all. At the time, stainless versions were common, but I went with Chrome Vanadium for toughness.

At the time, I had a Leatherman 6 (wasn't big enough for gate hinges). I had a 4" Craftsman adjustable I carried for bigger jobs (which had the same head as a 6", but a stubby handle), and that was heavy. 6" I often needed for gate hinges, but they were ridiculous to carry around.   The PocketWrench replaced pretty much all of those for EDC, and it offered more functions.



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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #204 on: November 18, 2022, 05:12:33 PM
 :like:  Heck of a testimony. 
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #205 on: November 18, 2022, 06:14:25 PM
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #206 on: November 24, 2022, 10:58:21 AM
While searching for the PW II, I came across this photo.I don't know if it is the Latshaw PW II or the EDCGear copy. But I do find it interesting that a SnapOn branded PW exists.



Edit:

I looked again and saw a second photo. It appears it is a genuine PW II:

« Last Edit: November 24, 2022, 11:07:45 AM by Adam5 »


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #207 on: November 25, 2022, 01:57:29 PM
  :tu:.     The hunt continues   :ahhh.       :D
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #208 on: December 11, 2022, 05:38:44 PM
Great comment, cody :salute: :tu: and I love the worn look it has as well :drool: :like:

That is very cool about the Snap On version, Adam :ahhh :like:

Still have mine with me at work daily and it is very handy to have around :tu: :like:


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Re: New love for the Pocketwrench II
Reply #209 on: December 12, 2022, 01:16:49 PM
4 PocketWrench II's for sale on eBay from Germany. Seller is unable to ship outside of EU (including Norway..) if anyone is interested. Only $12 each :)


 

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